February 25, 2024: Swarm Capture after 24 Hours
February 24, 2023: Jillibees Apiary has its own Swarm
One of our hives did a natural split before we had a chance to do it for them. The following videos are the result of allowing your bees to naturally split and still try to keep them.
Vacuuming up the bees.
We found the Queen.
Since we have a new hive ready and the queen is there, we can dump the bees.
December 18, 2023: Hives Ready to go to Illinois
Another set of hives built and ready for pickup and heading to Illinois.
December 18, 2023: Western Red Cedar Scraps
Since building western red cedar hives, I have accumulated a lot of scrap wood… a lot. Some can be used on small projects. But mostly can be used as kindling for firewood. Anyone that wants any of it can pick up for free.